News Release

July 01, 2004New Full-Time Legal Writing Faculty Appointed

Southwestern is pleased to announce Professor
Christine Chorba, Professor
Karin J. Graver, and Professor
Tracy L. Turnerhave been appointed Instructors of Legal
Writing commencing with the 2004-2005 academic year. Their addition to the
faculty will enhance the Legal Writing program, permit further reduction in
the class size of Legal Writing sections and provide additional instructional
support for all students.

Professor
Christine Chorba
Professor
Chorba is currently an Adjunct Professor of Legal Writing
at the University of Southern California Law School (since
2003) and an associate at Gutierrez, Preciado & House
(since 2002).

Professor
Chorba earned her baccalaureate in political science at the University
of Pennsylvania (B.A. Honors, 1997) and was active in a variety
of student activities. She earned her law degree from the George
Washington University Law School (J.D. 2001). While attending
George Washington, Professor Chorba was a mentor to first year
law students (1999-2000). She was selected as a Writing Fellow
(2000-2001) and taught legal writing skills in group settings,
developed and conducted legal writing workshops, and worked individually
with first year and LL.M. students in that school’s writing
center to improve their legal writing.

Professor Karin J. Graver
Professor Graver is
currently a litigation associate at Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan
(since 2002) where she serves on that firm’s recruiting
committee and as a summer associate mentor. She was an associate
at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (1998-2002) and was chair
of that firm’s Professional Development Associates Committee
in Los Angeles.

Professor
Graver earned her baccalaureate in political science at the University
of California, Los Angeles (B.A. Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa,
1994) and her law degree at UCLA (J.D. 1998). During law school
she was a teaching assistant in the Lawyering Skills Program,
was Chief Essays Editor of the Women’s Law Journal, and
was a Moot Court Participant.

Professor
Tracy L. Turner
Professor
Turner is currently an appellate law associate at Horvitz & Levy
(since 2001). She previously was an associate in labor and
employment law at Proskauer Rose (1999-2001) and Brobeck,
Phleger & Harrison (1997-1999).

Professor Turner earned her baccalaureate in Industrial Relations/Russian Studies
at Tufts University (B.A. Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1994) where she
was Senior Editor of Politica among other activities. She earned her law degree
at Harvard Law School (J.D. Cum Laude, 1997) and served as Executive Editor
of the Harvard Women’s Law Journal.